THIS MORNING'S SUB-ZERO WINDCHILLS CANCELED CLASSES FOR OKLAHOMA CITY. BUT NOT ALL METRO DISTRICTS CLOSED THEIR DOORS KOCO'S MORGAN CHESKY IS LIVE ON THE SOUTHSIDE TO EXPLAINMORGAN. PAUL, JESS - THIS WAS NOT AN ACROSS THE BOARD CANCELLATION FAMILIES SHOWED UP HERE AT RANCHO VILLAGE ELEMENTARY TO FIND IT CLOSEDWHILE LESS THAN 5 MILES SOUTH OF US - STUDENTS IN MOORE SHOWED UP READY FOR THEIR FIRST DAY BACK. TK PKG IT WAS THE POLAR PLUNGE WE SAW COMING. BRINGING SOME OF THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES IN YEARS. 0:24 We're going to have windchills 10 to 20 below, that's pretty dangerous for this part of the country. SO DANGEROUS, OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT CANCELED CLASSES. BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER SOME PARENTS ARRIVED AT EMPTY SCHOOLS ALL ACROSS THE METRO. 4 - 09:56:56 all the lights were off, only the cafeteria lights were on and nobody was in there, no cars, no nothing. 2 - 09:48:28 It's a disruption and I know it's an inconvenience but I'd much rather be criticized for that then anything that could be serious and hurt a child. THE BIGGEST CONCERN, EXPOSURE, FOR THE MANY STUDENTS WHO WALK TO NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. bus nat A FEW MILES SOUTH IN MOORE, CLASSES STARTED RIGHT ON TIME. 35 - 10:05:48 all of our buildings are heated and up and running so there was no reason not to. THE FINAL DECISION DIDN'T COME UNTIL CHECKING DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION. DESPITE THE WINDCHILLS, ROADS REMAINED OPEN. 35 - 10:06:10 as we saw that precipitation wasn't going to be a factor we knew that the buses would be able to be on time and that's when we went ahead. ON KOCO'S FACEBOOK, DECISIONS BROUGHT MIXED REVIEWS Sarah Ann wrote "Kudos to OKC for looking out for the kids, I'm a little upset more school districts didn't follow." Melanie Roth "It's just as cold in Edmond, why are they still going?" ad lib